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Linwood W. Hall

Linwood W. Hall

Jan 2, 2005

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Worcester—Linwood Warren Hall, 72, died Sunday, January 2, 2005, at UMass Memorial Medical Center – University Campus. He leaves his wife, Maureen (Carey) Hall; 5 sons, Timothy Hall of Upton, Michael Hall of Milford, Kenneth Hall of Mendon, Christopher Hall of Uxbridge, and Matthew Carey of Worcester; a daughter, Kathleen Hucknall of San Diego; and 3 grandchildren. A...

Shirley C. (Carter) Blood

Shirley C. (Carter) Blood

Dec 30, 2004

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Worcester—Shirley C. (Carter) Blood, 83, died Thursday, December 30, 2004, at UMass Memorial Lake Ave. She leaves her husband of 61 years, Arthur B. Blood; a daughter and son-in-law, Carol and Richard Booth of Ithaca, NY; a daughter-in-law, Diane Blood of Millis; 2 grandsons, Sean V. Blood of Worcester and Benjamin E. Booth of Ithaca, NY; a granddaughter,...

Mary M. (Alikonis) Saulenas

Mary M. (Alikonis) Saulenas

Dec 29, 2004

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Worcester—Mary M. (Alikonis) Saulenas, 89, died Wednesday, December 29, 2004, at Memorial Hospital. She leaves her husband of 64 years, Frank V. Saulenas; two daughters, Carolyn Anderson of Bergenfield, NJ and Judith Atwater, currently of Worcester; 6 grandchildren; and 5 great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by a daughter, Ann Marie Bertsch, who died in 1993 and a sister, Margaret...

Alice H. (Rochette) Goodwin

Alice H. (Rochette) Goodwin

Dec 23, 2004

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WEST BOYLSTON--Alice H. (Rochette) Goodwin, 80, died Thursday, December 23, 2004 at Umass Memorial Medical Center - Memorial Campus. Her Husband of 52 years, William C. Goodwin, died in 1997. She leaves her children, William D. Goodwin and Paul E. Goodwin both of Yuma, AZ; Christine M. Heywosz of Wareham; Marianne C. Goodwin of W. Brookfield; Catherine L....

Barbara K. (Keck) Smith

Barbara K. (Keck) Smith

Dec 23, 2004

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BOYLSTON--Barbara K. (Keck) Smith, 89, died peacefully in her sleep Thursday, December 23, 2004 with her family at her side. She was born May 1, 1915. She was a graduate of Bancroft School, and received a BS of Science with Honors from the University of Massachusetts. Her life was filled with gardening, music and dance. She was predeceased...

Nevart Rose (Baljian) Gara Garabedian

Nevart Rose (Baljian) Gara Garabedian

Dec 23, 2004

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WORCESTER--Mrs. Nevart Rose Gara Garabedian (Baljian), died, Thursday, December 23, 2004. She was born in Providence, Rhode Island the daughter of Nishan Baljian and Sara Satenig Baljian (Karaghusian). Nevart Rose is survived by her husband of 40 years, Jean-Albert Gara Garabedian; a nephew, Rev. Antranig Baljian; a niece, Barbara Baljian; and a great niece and nephew.

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Christine Montalvo

Christine Montalvo

Dec 21, 2004

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Worcester--Christine Montalvo, 32, died Tuesday, December 21, 2004, at home surrounded by her family after a short bout with cancer. Her mother, Sharan Gignilliat, died in August. She is survived by her father, Felix Montalvo; 2 sons, Jarell Smith and Eric Montalvo; a daughter, Liliana Cruz; 3 sisters Melinda DeCell Clark, Marisol Ramosk, and Ada Maria Montalvo; a...

George Aristide

George Aristide

Dec 21, 2004

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East Falmouth—George Aristide, 70, passed away in the JML Care Center, Falmouth on Tuesday, December 21, 2004. He leaves two nieces, Kristine A. Aristide of Boston, Tracy L. Aristide of Palma de Mallorca, Spain, one nephew, Michael P. of Worcester, one uncle and several cousins.

Son of the late Misto Aristide of Boston and the late...

Susan V. (Parath) Farrar

Susan V. (Parath) Farrar

Dec 18, 2004

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Worcester—Susan V. (Parath) Farrar, 54, succumbed peacefully to a strenuous and ongoing four-year battle with breast cancer on Saturday, December 18, 2004, in the Hospice Residence on Coes Pond.

She leaves her husband, Daniel P. Farrar, Sr.; 2 stepsons, Daniel P. Farrar, Jr. of Oxford and Christopher R. Farrar of Worcester; 3 grandchildren, Erik, Brianna, and...

John B. Molloy

John B. Molloy

Dec 18, 2004

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Worcester—John B. Molloy, 83, died Saturday, December 18, 2004, in UMass Memorial Medical Center, Memorial Campus. His wife, Marjorie (Firmes) Molloy, died in 2002. He leaves a cousin and his wife, John and Naomi Giles of Dallas, TX. He also leaves several brothers- and sisters-in-law, including Anne and Richard Firmes of Shrewsbury, who along with his good friend,...

Frank E. Graham

Frank E. Graham

Dec 14, 2004

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Worcester—Frank E. Graham, 60, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 14, 2004, at Saint Vincent Hospital. Frank was born in Clover, SC, on February 11, 1944 to the late John Frank and Mamie Lee (Berry) Graham. He leaves his sons, Jermaine L. Johnson of Worcester and Maurice Graham of Santa Monica, CA; a brother, John D. Graham of...

Amy D. (Bird) Taylor

Amy D. (Bird) Taylor

Dec 14, 2004

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Petersburg, IL—Amy D. (Bird) Taylor, 88, of Petersburg, IL, formerly of Worcester, died Tuesday, December 14, 2004, in Regency Nursing Home of Springfield, IL. Her husband, Halstead Taylor, died in 2000.

She leaves her son and daughter-in-law, Norman and Brenda Taylor of Petersburg, IL; a brother, Lorion Bird of Millbury, MA; a grandson and his wife,...

Marjorie (Greer) Anderson

Marjorie (Greer) Anderson

Dec 13, 2004

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Shrewsbury--Marjorie (Greer) Anderson, 92, formerly of Monadnock Dr., died Monday, December 13, 2004, in Holden Nursing Home.

Marjorie was born in Worcester, daughter of David and Amy (Williams) Greer, Sr., and was a Worcester resident until 1952, when she moved to Shrewsbury. A brother, David Greer, Jr., died in 1973. Marjorie graduated from Commerce High School...

Victor A. Smith

Victor A. Smith

Dec 12, 2004

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Worcester—Victor A. Smith, 84, died Sunday, December 12, 2004, in UMass Memorial Medical Center—Memorial Campus. His wife, Olga B. (Zook) Smith, predeceased him.

He was born in Worcester, son of Adam and Agnes (Kukis) Smith. He was a Corporal in the Army Air Corps, 14th Bombardment Wing (H), during WWII. He was a Sergeant in the...

Thirza A. Bergdahl

Thirza A. Bergdahl

Dec 11, 2004

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Worcester--Thirza A. Bergdahl, 87, of 101 Randolph Road, formerly of 5 Lyford Street died Saturday, December 11, 2004, in Dodge Park Manor Rest Home. She leaves a brother, Donald Bergdahl, of Worcester and several nieces, nephews, and close friends.

Thirza was born in Worcester, daughter of John B. and Thirza M. (Martin) Bergdahl and resided in...

Russell J. Carroll

Russell J. Carroll

Dec 8, 2004

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Worcester—Russell J. Carroll, 75, died Wednesday, December 8, 2004, in St. Vincent Hospital. He leaves his wife of 51 years, Lillian (Cederlund) Carroll; his children, Cathryn Clapp and her husband, Roger, their children Caitlin, Roger, and Lauren, of Paxton; Patrick Carroll, his wife, Sarah, their children Patrick, James, and Andrew of Slingerlands, NY; Jean Houskeeper and her husband,...

Ruth F. (Durgin) Johnson

Ruth F. (Durgin) Johnson

Dec 8, 2004

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Boylston—Ruth F. (Durgin) Johnson, 76, died Wednesday, December 8, 2004, at UMass University Campus. Her husband of 48 years, Robert C. Johnson, Sr., died in 1994. She leaves 5 sons, Robert C. Johnson, Jr., Eric W. Johnson, and Paul P. Johnson, all of Boylston, Jeffrey A. Johnson of Orlando, FL, and George A. Johnson of Rutland; 3 daughters,...

Mary J. (Parrott) Smith

Mary J. (Parrott) Smith

Dec 6, 2004

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Mary J. (Parrott) Smith, 97, formerly of Summerhill Ave., Worcester, died Monday, December 6, 2004, in Auburn Lifecare Center. Her husband of many years, Ralph D. Smith, Sr., died in 1985. She leaves a son, Ralph D. Smith Jr., of Paxton; 2 daughters, Carol J. Wilder of Amherst and Joyce M. Messier of Worcester; 9 grandchildren, and 15...

John S. Wierzbicki

John S. Wierzbicki

Dec 4, 2004

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John S. Wierzbicki, age 87, of Paxton, MA, formerly of East Hartford, CT, Dec. 4. Beloved husband of Helen E. (Balcezak) Wierzbicki, of Paxton. Father of Valerie Scheinfeldt, of Paxton, and the late Diane Santini. Brother of Emily Turner and Emma Oleksinski, both of Florida, and the late Chester Wierzbicki, Edward Wierzbicki, and Helen Wierzbicki. Grandfather of Jay...

Nathan F. Sheldon

Nathan F. Sheldon

Dec 4, 2004

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Nathan "Nate" F. Sheldon, 86, of 178 West Street, Paxton, died Saturday, December 4, 2004, in St. Vincent Hospital. He leaves his wife of 63 years, Elizabeth "Betty" (Boyd) Sheldon; a son and daughter-in-law, Orville and Carolyn Sheldon of Paxton; 2 daughters and sons-in-law, Jean B. and Larry Norris of Australia and Judy "Samm" and David Russell of...

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